16 ANALYTICAL AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
Inclusion of results in the system to replace the increasingly unmanageable number of spreadsheets previously used for results
Developing methodology for direct results entry from a variety of instruments in the laboratory to save time and reduce transcription errors. Adaptation of methodology if required when instruments are upgraded. Tests are carried out in batches – around 30% test results are entered manually and 70% directly from instrumentation
Multiple users now have access to the system – around 20 mainstream users of Matrix with a further 20 occasional users. For ease of use, most users access Matrix via the web user interface. It is fair to say that the use of this LIMS has transformed the management of sample data at ATC – and this is extremely important since the Cereals, Milling and Baking Science laboratory handled approximately 19,000 samples in 2016.
Benefits
Te major benefit offered by Matrix Gemini LIMS is the configurability and the flexibility it brings in allowing staff at ATC to evolve the system to meet
Sample management screen
their needs. Te system now follows the laboratory process flow of: sample registration; test runsheets; result entry; test results reporting; and financial reporting. Many of the individual functions within the LIMS have been found to be particularly useful, such as the SQL 992 button, which runs an SQL statement, and Transformer – this function turns user selected data into a comma-separated list of SQL compliant values, in a form suitable for use in a SQL statement to query databases or for Crystal Reports. For ATC, Transformer is used to select samples from a screen and then push them to another activity such as a report.
ATC has also purchased the Bulk Sample Registration module for Matrix, which has simplified the registration of large numbers of samples or where a variety of sample types are being registered. Tis module provides a grid with spreadsheet- like data-entry functionality for registering large numbers of samples. It allows entry of the sample data to be done in advance of the registration operation, and has also been used to generate templates for regular repeat batches of samples. Ongoing changes continue to be made to the system in response to laboratory needs. In recent months a new module for monitoring instrument calibration dates has been completed.
Bulk sample registration screen
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